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Also Known As Jan van Brugge
Born 1501 or 1502 • Brugge • Ghent • Belgium
Died August 25, 1556 • Basel • Switzerland
Role In Reformation
John Calvin
John Calvin
French theologian
Menno Simons, engraving by Christopher van Sichem, 1605–08.
Menno Simons
Dutch priest
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Melchior Hofmann
German mystic
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Konrad Grebel
Swiss religious leader
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Balthasar Hubmaier
German Anabaptist leader
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Hans Denck
German religious leader
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
German religious leader
Moses and the Ten Commandments
Moses
Hebrew prophet
Medina, Saudi Arabia: Prophet's Mosque
Muhammad
prophet of Islam
Hans Holbein the Younger: Portrait of Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII
king of England
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer
archbishop of Canterbury
The prophet Isaiah
Isaiah
Hebrew prophet
John Knox, engraving from Icones, by T. Beza, 1580.
John Knox
Scottish religious leader
Painting by Rembrandt van Rijn showing Jeremiah sitting in a dimly lit cave, head resting on his hand in sorrow, with Jerusalem burning in the background.
Jeremiah
Hebrew prophet
Huldrych Zwingli
Huldrych Zwingli
Swiss religious leader
Philipp Melanchthon
Philipp Melanchthon
German theologian
John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe
English theologian
Geertgen tot Sint Jans: John the Baptist in the Wilderness
St. John the Baptist
Jewish prophet and Christian saint
Statue of Nichiren at Myoren-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, standing with one arm raised, surrounded by blooming cherry blossom trees.
Nichiren
Japanese Buddhist monk
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith
American religious leader [1805–1844]